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i'm going to go ahead and yield to dr. roe at this point. mr. roe: dr. gingrey, it's good to see you moving your arm so well and recovering from your surgery so well. i think the question that comes up, and dr. gingrey and other members and i have discussed this, when i got here and dr. bringry -- i've been here four years. dr. gingrey came some couple terms before i did, we did this for a reason because we wanted to impact the health care system in our country. the problem with the health care system in our country was costs are exploding. if you look, as he point out, the affordable care act has been anything affordable. the average family of four when you have to buy an essential benefits package which the government will determine what that is in 2016 will cost a family of four $20,000. that's unbelievable when you think that the per capita income in my district is $33,000. so i think we are -- we are at a point or going to be at a point where no one can afford it. what dr. gingrey is mentioning in the s.g.r., sustainable growth rate, what does that
i'm going to go ahead and yield to dr. roe at this point. mr. roe: dr. gingrey, it's good to see you moving your arm so well and recovering from your surgery so well. i think the question that comes up, and dr. gingrey and other members and i have discussed this, when i got here and dr. bringry -- i've been here four years. dr. gingrey came some couple terms before i did, we did this for a reason because we wanted to impact the health care system in our country. the problem with the health care...
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roe. dr. roe, appreciate your service in the congress and we're anxious to hear your thoughts on the third anniversary. if you like -- on the third anniversary of if you like what you have you can keep it. mr. roe: i appreciate the opportunity to speak here on the house floor again about health care, something i dedicated my life to, as many of us here on the floor have, dr. burgess and others, i think the thing that bothered me so much about this, the reason i made a choice to come to congress, is to work on health care, one of the other things i wanted, many of the things i wanted to work on, this was primary. i brought a wealth of experience from our state, we talled a welfare reform program, tenncare, we reformed our medicare program in the 1990's and again in the 2000's, when we realized it didn't work. twheafs argument? the argument and the promise. twheafs promise the president and the opposing party made during the -- during the health care debate. we want to include which is a good th
roe. dr. roe, appreciate your service in the congress and we're anxious to hear your thoughts on the third anniversary. if you like -- on the third anniversary of if you like what you have you can keep it. mr. roe: i appreciate the opportunity to speak here on the house floor again about health care, something i dedicated my life to, as many of us here on the floor have, dr. burgess and others, i think the thing that bothered me so much about this, the reason i made a choice to come to...
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we'll hear from dr. roe. >> sorry i had to step out. the transportation directors and out there. any time you talk about roads, you talk to that guy. dr. cantrel, i want to thank you and the bill and melinda gates foundation, distance learning in east tennessee, a phenomenal success. a personal thank you. on the evaluations, mr. harper, dr. mcintyre, any of youn the classroom, a narrative of what i see and hear from former patients of mine, teachers, many i know well. we go -- i went to read to a class, second grade class, and as i got up to leave i said, how this young fellow doing? my friend who is a teacher said he's going to be with me again next year. i said why is that? he missed 60 days of school. rst thing a doctor asks, has he been sick. she said, no, his dad's in prison and his mother won't get him out of bed to get him out the door to get him to school. he's going to be held back. that evaluation, that student didn't make adequate yearly progress, so he didn't learn what he's supposed to learn. yet teacher friend is being evaluated on someone else. how do you do that?
we'll hear from dr. roe. >> sorry i had to step out. the transportation directors and out there. any time you talk about roads, you talk to that guy. dr. cantrel, i want to thank you and the bill and melinda gates foundation, distance learning in east tennessee, a phenomenal success. a personal thank you. on the evaluations, mr. harper, dr. mcintyre, any of youn the classroom, a narrative of what i see and hear from former patients of mine, teachers, many i know well. we go -- i went to...
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camp: at this time i yield two minutes to the distinguished gentleman from tennessee, dr. roe. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from tennessee is recognized for two minutes. mr. roe: i thank the chairman for yielding, mr. speaker. i rise today in support of h.r. 890 and preserving one of the most significant and successful federal reform initiatives in the last 20 years. 17 years ago, a republican-led congress worked with president clinton to fix a broken welfare system, the bipartisan law that resulted established a temporary assistance for needy families block grant. this law required individuals to work, prepare for work or look for work as a condition of receiving public assistance. in the years following passage, the number of individuals receiving welfare dropped by a whooping 57%. the poverty level among single thers fell by 30%, and i saw this in my practice as an ob-gyn physician. no question that it worked. while their incomes and earnings increased significantly, poverty levels among young african-americans dropped to the lowest level in 2001. last july, the de
camp: at this time i yield two minutes to the distinguished gentleman from tennessee, dr. roe. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from tennessee is recognized for two minutes. mr. roe: i thank the chairman for yielding, mr. speaker. i rise today in support of h.r. 890 and preserving one of the most significant and successful federal reform initiatives in the last 20 years. 17 years ago, a republican-led congress worked with president clinton to fix a broken welfare system, the bipartisan...
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roe. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. roe: madam speaker, today there are more than 12 million americans who are out of work. these lives are on hold to the economy gets better. provide that we here in washington can stop ourselves from taxing, borrowing, spending, and regulating it into a stand still. even in this time of economic uncertainty, 3.6 million job openings in this country that remain unfilled. unbelievable when you have 12 million people out of work. i support the bill on the floor today, h.r. 803, the skills act, because it will help give some of our neighbors the sense of dignity and satisfaction only commoms from a hard day's work done well. this legislation will help bridge the gap between unemployment and work in three significant ways. first the skills act will ensure that workers can access job training programs immediately. eliminating the need to navigate a complicated bureaucracy by cutting through the red tape we can get workers trained and back into the work force more quickly. at the same time, t
roe. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. roe: madam speaker, today there are more than 12 million americans who are out of work. these lives are on hold to the economy gets better. provide that we here in washington can stop ourselves from taxing, borrowing, spending, and regulating it into a stand still. even in this time of economic uncertainty, 3.6 million job openings in this country that remain unfilled. unbelievable when you have 12 million people out of work. i support the bill...
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the statem they say is attempt to tis cover boundary of roe v. wade. >> an inspection of the clinic showed dirty, unmonitored medical equipment and cheat sheet that told untrained staff what anesthesia and painkillers to administer. dr. gosnell pleaded not guilty to the murder charges. same-sex marriage goes to the high court. we'll talk about it with the fox all-stars when we come right back. [ lisa ] my name's lisa, and chantix helped me quit. i honestly loved smoking, and i honestly didn't think i would ever quit. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix (varenicline) is proven to help people quit smoking. it reduces the urge to smoke. it put me at ease that you could smoke on the first week. [ male announcer ] some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depresd mood and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping chanti if you notice any of these stop taking chantix and call your doctor right away. tell your doctor about any history of depression or otr mental health proems, which could g
the statem they say is attempt to tis cover boundary of roe v. wade. >> an inspection of the clinic showed dirty, unmonitored medical equipment and cheat sheet that told untrained staff what anesthesia and painkillers to administer. dr. gosnell pleaded not guilty to the murder charges. same-sex marriage goes to the high court. we'll talk about it with the fox all-stars when we come right back. [ lisa ] my name's lisa, and chantix helped me quit. i honestly loved smoking, and i honestly...